Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Arteriosclerotic Vascular Disease

Abstract

The well known association between diabetes and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASHD) suggests that impaired glucose tolerance is a major risk factor for ASHD. The association can be seen from, the point of view of the diabetic, who has increased vascular disease when compared to non-diabetics, or from the point of view of the patient with ASHD, who has increased frequency of diabetes when compared with persons without vascular disease.